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THE INDEPENDENT
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ttVBBY AFTERNOON
SJST Telephone 811 J0
Except Banday
At Brito Hall Konlo Strout
r J TE3TA Proprietor and Pub
llshor
SDMUND NORItlE Editor
W HORAOIi WBIOHT Assistant
Editor
Kealdinc in Honolulu
WEDNESDAY AUG 31 1898
THE CHINESE MEMOKIAX
Tue Independent is not prepared
at proBent to discuss tlio rnomorial
of tbo Chinese to tho Hnwaiian
Amorioan Commissioners but it is
requested to state that tbo memor
andum printed on a separate sheet
nud accompanying tho memorial
forms no part of it and was not pre
pared in this city but by tho Chinese
Logation iti Washington It was
presented with the memorial with
such an understanding by the Com
missioners It is of course open
to discussion and will undoubtedly
be freoly discussed in Congress as
tho opinion of tho Chinese Govern
ment It is however principally in
the local memorial and the statis
tics mainly taken from Mr Atkin
sono vory valuable Census Report
of 189G that the Commissioners will
probably be the moro interested in
as the one refers to local conditions
and the other to national policy
THE GABRIBON
Tho outrages recently committed
and laid at the doors of the United
States soldiers now stationed hero
demand an immediate and thorough
investigation Last night a Chinese
store keeper in Manoa claims to
have been robbed and he and hi
friends scared away through the us
of firearms by a gang of men in
soldiers clothes
A prominent official living beyond
Diamond Head found a soldier on
his verandah about 10 oclock p m
He demanded to know his business
and was answered I suppose wo
have tho right to go around and
tako a view of things The soldier
got tho choice to leave or accept an
introduction to a very nasty bull
dog which resides with tho official
The brave wisely declined the
proffered acquaintanceship and
vamoosed
Out in Kalihi two Hawaiian
women rescued a young Chinese girl
who was being dragged away by two
men dreBsod in tho honored uni
form of the United States array
They only allowed tho poor terri
fied girl to escape when the bravo
aud oourageous womon olubbed
them into submission
At the residence of a very pro
minent Hawaiian in Manoa Valloy a
squad of soldiers made their appear
ance The proprietor was in bis
office in tho Executive building
His wife and children were calling
on their friends in town and only a
young nieco of the proprietor was ot
home She was game however The
soldiers demanded pineapples She
told them to go to tho vegetable
gardens as tlioro wero no fruits for
sale at tho rosidonce of her uncle
They said that they preforrod to
stay where they were and that they
would camp thore as long as they
pleased Tho girl told them that if
they didnt clear out at once she
would telophone for her unole and
thoy would bo made to go Tho
bravo stand of tho littlo girl cbwed
them and tho men dressed in tho
glorious uniform of Unole Sam
sueaked out Whou tho girl was
askod by her undo lator on What
would you havo done if thoy had
beep nasty to ycruf she answered
I know whoro ountys pistol is and
I would havo taken it and filled
thorn full of lead
Tho soldiers havo boon woll treat
ed hero Thoy havo as a wholo been
well behaved but familiarity broods
contempt Tlioro aro somo of tho
garrison who aro tirod of romaiuing
hero aud tunny of them who dont
give a damn There are men
among them who oventually will bo
worth millions of dollars and who
aro simply here bocauso thoir kind
relations persuaded them to enlist
in the hope that they would bo shot
or catch tho yellow fevor tho lep
rosy or the snakes Such men caro
for uothing but thank to tho gods
they aro not in a majority among
tho brave Amerioan soldiers who
honor women respect property and
protect every living being ogainst
wanton injury and insult
It is for Col Barber who wo be
lieve in the chief of the garrison to
put a peremptory stop to tho fuuny
business of his soldiers It is claim
ed that he is indifferent but so far
we havo had -no reason to credit
such an accusation against an hon
orable officer a valiant soldier and
a good American
But if tho escapades of his sol
diery is to bo continued if Honolulu
is to witness a scandal similar to the
Tennessee affair in San Franoisco
it will be necessary for us to advise
our people to remember that they
are Americans and that in protect
ing the honor of a woman and the
property of a man an American
shoots and shoots to kill
OUR THOUGH IB
Our contemporaries are full of
patriotic poetry and tributesto tho
warriors of tho United States and to
Stars and Stripes Listen to what
tho poetess of The Independent
sings to
old glory
Wo love thee Old Glory the flag
of our laud
With thy Stars Bars and Stripes
as of old
Wheu thy staff is held in a patriots
hand
We prize thee more dearlyvtban
gold
But thy dear folds were sullied a
few years ago
And conspirators hands were then
seen
To unfurl our fond omblem oer
Hawaii wo know
And by force robbed the throne
from its Queen
If such bo thy mission and such be
thy fate
It will cause all truo patriots to
grieve
For Justice and Honor and Love
but not Hate
Wero its emblems woworo taught
to believe
Better pull down Old Glory for
which patriots fought
And run up tho Black Flog in
its placo
That pirates will do when a vessel
is caught
Theyre consistent at least to
their race
Lets pull down our Churches tho
College and School
And teach all nurchildren to steal
Then turn to aomo loaders elected
to rule
And ask each oue how ho would
feel
If some stronger Nation against our
appeal
Would Beizo our dear patriot
Mao I
Shut him up in tho White House
for a mile hear him equeal
And tho White House and
Tro3sury sack
Then a ruler placo over us ono who
would Dole
Out what fishes and fowls wo
should eat
And if some protested for tho good
of the whole
Ho would send us moro men from
his fleet
Then arrest all our rulers wo had
placed in control
Suoh as Benjamin Grover and
Mark
Thou banish them all for tho good
of each soul
And imprison them should they
oomo baok
01 Consistonoy what a jewel thou
art
In tho crown of truo Ghristiau be
lief
But Success is tho goal of the
Diplomats heart
If obtained from rercaivar or thmf
So grab all you oau tho Law cannot
roach
Smothor Honor and Justioo with
in
Aot tho hypooritos part but an
other way preaoh
Forms tho crowning years cen
tury sin
A Bold Kobbory
A Chine8o storekeeper at Manoa
claims that a gang of soldiorB outer
od bis store last evening and robbed
him of tho cash in tbo till amount
ing to 575 The soldiers woro
armod and scared his countrymon
who oamo to his assistance off the
premises Minister Cooper who
lives in tho vicinity was appealed to
and sent a tolophouo mossago to tho
police but ou thoir arrival tho rob
bers had fled
An Ofllcial Excursion
The Commissioners and a numbor
of naval and army officers will visit
Pearl Harbor to morrow and at tho
lunch tables of Major Iaukea Mr
0 W Maofarlano aud other gener
ous hosts decide where aud when to
erect fortifications and military
barracks whiah are to defend tho
latest acquired territory of the
United States
TjOOAL AND GENERAL NEWS
The U S S Philadelphia is
through coaling from tho scows
The S S- Minwera arrived this
afternoon from Wellington N Z
aud will sail at 10 oclock to night
for Victoria B C
The Jno D Spreokels is discharg
ing at the Brewer wharf Harry
Webb is discharging officer for
Messrs Irwin Co agents of tho
Dr J TWavson Col7F W Par
ker and wife Wm White ond wife
Mrp Lawrence and daughter Mrs1
0 E Williams and family aro book
ed as cabin passengers for Vancouv
qr by the S S Miowera
Mr Eli Peck manager of E Peok
Co draymen took passage yes
terday by tho S S Mauna Loa for
one months relaxtion from business
on the island of Molokai Sol Peck
and Alick Hewett conduct the Mr
Pocks business during his absence
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Timely Topics
Honolulu Aug 1 1898
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French Organdies 5c a yard
Printed Nainsooks 5c a yard
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and will have to be sold to close the
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